American Standard Version
"And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come? "
— Mark 9:11, American Standard Version
“And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?”
“They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"”
“Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?””
“Who answering, said to then: Elias, when he shall come first, shall restore all things; and as it is written of the Son of man that he must suffer many things and be despised.”
“And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?”
“And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?”
And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead.
And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.
And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?
But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.
And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.